If you are heading outside this weekend, it will be easy to find volunteer or green-education opportunities in honor of Earth Day. Everything listed...
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This year marks the 140th anniversary of the Pacific Railroad, known historically as the U.S.'s First Transcontinental Railraod; It is only the...
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Chicago corners the market of U.S. citizens with Nobel Prizes in science, and those intellects were surely fostered by the local museums and research...
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Now in its centennial year of operation, the Garfield Park Conservatory is a public botanical garden. Admission is free and parking is free when...
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World Water Day was established for March 23 by the United Nations. It is a day they wanted countries to devote to water conservationism and...
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For many miles on Interstate 65 you will see billboards advertising thick milk shakes, fresh ice cream, organic yogurt, and a farm adventure center....
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At first glance, the Smokies look more like rolling green hills than mountains. On average, the most popular trails are ten miles round trip and seem...
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One of my favorite memories is of the Saturdays when my parents would pile us kids in the car and ask, "Which direction should we go?" This...
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Escape from the lingering Midwestern chill with a spring trip to Austin, Texas. In this growing city of transplants, expect little to no rain and...
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Parking in Chicago is a bit like a Where's Waldo? search. Added with expensive gas prices, public transit is a relatively cheap, relaxed alternative....
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